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OzPiper

Lifer
Nov 30, 2020
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Had a bunch of friends over for lunch yesterday.

Started off with a couple of German wines instead of the usual champagne
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Onto an anchovy tasting with Sherry and a Vin Jaune (from the Jura)476C82B3-0218-4E4A-A569-5B8C251AE73B.jpeg1C4F34D7-8EE8-418D-A408-38EE9406F73E.jpeg777A7968-F810-46B0-A6B2-752173F609E9.jpeg
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A couple of Italian reds with a mushroom risotto
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A cheese course with the Gonzalez Byass Millenium - a Sherry blended with a component from each decade in the 1900s

Finished with a 1976 rhum agricole from Martinique
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AroEnglish

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I’m not cultured enough to know the differences in what you’ve shown here but I do know it would be a blast to have a wine and anchovy tasting. Oh and that mushroom risotto sounds 👌 👨‍🍳 💋
 

OzPiper

Lifer
Nov 30, 2020
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One of my friends who was coming (he cancelled because he had to attend a funeral) is a retired 3-hatted chef.
I decided on the risotto as I had cooked it before and it’s a recipe I wouldn’t stuff up in front of him 😁
No pressure 😏

Most (not everyone) at the lunch are wine professionals or have huge cellars.
The task was presenting wines not only good, but interesting to them.
As well as matching the food